Software as a Service: Are Your Downtime Fears Justified?

- If you are a car dealer and your parts lookup is cloud-based, short downtime is awkward and undesirable.
- If your customer-facing staff rely on a scheduling system based in the cloud, downtime is an absolutely terrible prospect.
- If your healthcare clinic’s electronic medical records are cloud-based, downtime is completely unacceptable.
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- Management and support requirements
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